‘This is an unforgettable book which was impossible to put down’
Front Lines is an interesting book which combines historical fact with the fictional inclusion of women on the front lines in the second world war. Whilst 350,000 women did serve in roles such as the Women’s Airforce Service Pilots in the US army, the book re-imagines the war as though women were able to fight on the front lines in major battles such as The Battle of Kasserine Pass, at which there were 2,546 US casualties.
In the opening chapters, Front Lines seems to be a traditional war book focusing on the lives of soldiers before they leave for war, but as the plot picks up speed, the book becomes less and less traditional as the women are first shipped off to Europe and then to Tunisia, where they find that despite all their training, they are not prepared for the gravity of death.
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